Liquid-fountain.



A. P. C. URBIN, la.

Lloum FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY-9| 19H- v 1,261,646., Patented June 4, 1918.

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Patented June 4, 1918.

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LIQUID FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILEYD JULY 9.1917.

A. P. C. URBIN, In.

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WITNESSES ATTnRN EY ADOLF P. C. URBIN, JR., OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

LIQUID-FOUNTAIN.

Application filed July 9, 1917.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ADOLF P. C. URBIN,

J r., a subject of the Emperor offGermany, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of New 'York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Fountains, of which the followingr 1 ject of the same is to produce a portable dejohn complete, showing the liquid outletV pipe carried to quite a height above its cover' vice vsuch as a demijohn or portable dispenser capable of being relled and re-used` when the initial supply is exhausted, but possessing details of structure whereby its interior may be reached as for cleansing orV repair.

Detailsare found in the following specilication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein f Figure 1 is a side elevation of this demiso that the glass or mug may be lled with ybeer drawn from the faucet as illustrated.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section through the dispenser complete.

Fig. 3 is a yet further enlargedsection.

showing the gas valve and the pressure regulator therefor.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the faucet.

rlhe container proper is made in two parts, the first being a tank 1 of considerable size adapted to contain the liquid, and the second a hollow cover 2 divided by an upright partition 3 into a gas chamber 4 and a regulator chamber 5. These principal parts may have flanges withv mating grooves and prov jections 7 and packing 8 between-them, and

the flangesmay be connected by bolts 9 or-v other fastening means -so that the bottom' plate 10 of the cover closes Vthe open top ofv the tank 1 airtight.

The liquid outlet pipe 11 runs from a point near the bottom of the tank upward Y through the bottom plate 10 of the cover, up-

ward through one of its chambers and also through the top plate 12 of said cover, above which it has a coupling `13. To the latter is attached the stem 14 of the faucet best seen in Fig. 4, which stem has a companion*V coupling member 15 for this purpose, and when the same 1s removed from the coupling Specification of Letters Patent. 'Patented June 4, 1918.

Serial No. 179,443.

13 and borne aside, the liquid contents of the tank maybe supplied through the pipe 11. The faucet proper has a nozzle 16 above which it is enlarged as at 17 to contain a valve disk 1S pressed closed by a spring 19, and a pivoted handle or thumbpiece 20 is provided for overcoming the pressure of .said spring and opening the valve to permit the liquid to flow out the nozzle. 1f. such liquid is beer, it will be obvious that .the foam will`irise within the enlargement 17 and the liquid without the foam will flow out .the nozzle, but after the valve is permitted .to close the foam within the enlargement or chamber 17 will itself run out the nozzle in a Vmanner which will be clear. However, 1, may employ any appropriate form of faucet.

Within the gas chamber 4 is located the lgas valve as seen in Fig. 3. Its'casing 21 is .preferably carried by the partition 3 and has its inlet at the bottom, whereas the outlet pipe leads from the top laterally and thence downward as at 22 and through the bottom plate 10 of the cover and into the upper portion of the tank 1 above the liquid which of course settles in the bottom of the same; therefore when this valve is open,

-- gas flows from thechamber 4 into the tank 1.

rllhe turning plug 23 whose stem 24 leads through the partition and carries a lever 25,

and from said stem also a rod 26 leads up ward through suitable packing in the top plate 12, and has a handle 27 above said plate so that the valve can be manually controlled from the exterior'. When it is open it is obvious that gas will flow from the chamber 4 into the tank: when it is closed, or rather when the handle 27 is left free, the action of this valve 23 is controlled by the regulator described below. Through the top plate 12 passes a gas feed pipe 28 having a nipple 29 at its exposed end and a check valve 30 on its interior, and when the nipple is connected with a suitable source of gas supply (or compressed air)A such fluid agent may be pumped into or admitted to the chamber 4 for subsequent use in a manner yet to be explained. In its entry into the chamber it passes the check valve 30, but this valve'obviously prevents its escape.

The automatic regulator is best seen in detail in Fig. 3. This comprises a cup or cylinder 31 whose lower end opens through the bottom plate 1() of the cover' and whose upper portion contains a bridge 32, a pisf Before the stem of the faucet is applied atr the point 13, the beverage is supplied through the pipe 11 andfenters the tank 1 under considerable pressure vand carrying its gas with it. This gas is trapped within this tank above the level of the beer, and by manipulating the handle 27 the valve 23 may be opened to permit the Vgas to flow into the chamber 4 The .tank

having been charged, the faucet is re-conconnected at 13 and closed, and the handle 27 is released so that the valve 23 stands closed. Additional gas pressure can now besupplied to the chamber 4 through the nipple 29 andpipe 28, and the. check valve .30 prevents its escape. rlhe pressure within the tank above the liquid causes .the latter to rise through the pipe 11, but its delivery from the faucet is prevented by the force `of the spring 19 above the valve disk 18. When a glass of beer is to be ydrawn into a mug as indicated at M in Fig. 1, the operator moves the handle 20 and opens the valve disk 18,- and the beer flows out the nozzle 16, lfollowed later by the frothy or foam in the manner suggested. This operation is repeated until nally .the gas pressure within the tank 1 becomes depleted: this permits the spring 34 toexpand andthe piston 33 .to descend, and through its rod 35 and the lever 25 the valve 23 is opened and gas from the chamber 4 flows into the tank 1 above the liquid. As soon as the pressure has equalized itself, the piston 33 again rises and closes the valve 23; and thus the operation is kept up until the pressure within the chamber 4 has been depleted to such an extent that it will no longer force the liquid out the pipe 11. Now the pressure therein may be restored through the pipe 28 in a manner already suggested, and eventually almost the entire charge within the tank 1 can be delivered out the faucet. Obviously the operation can then be repeated Without taking off the cover 2, although this is removable on occasions when the interior must be cleansed.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a liquid dispenser, .the combination with the containerv divided into compartments constituting a tank for the liquid and a chamber for gas, a liquid outlet pipe leading from the bottom of said tank upward, and a faucet whose stem has a couplingremovably attached to said pipe; of a gas valve in said chamber, the inlet end of its casing opening into the chamber and the outlet end thereof communicating with said tank, means for actuating said valve manually from the exterior of the dispenser, a regulator actuated by the pressure within said` tank, and connections between the regulator and valve for opening the latter when the pressure falls.

v 2. ln a liquid dispenser, the combination with the container divided into compartments constituting a tank for .the liquidand achamber for gas, a liquid outlet pipe lead- .ing from the bottom of said .tank upward, y and a ,faucet whose stem has a coupling removably attached to said pipe; of a gas valve in said chambcr,fthe inlet yend lof its .casing opening into said chamber and the outlet end thereof communicating with said tank, means for actuating said valvemanually from the exterior yof the dispenser, a cup communicating with the upper portion of the tank, piston therein, a spring formoving said piston downward against the pressure within the tank, a piston rod'fris- .ing from the piston through they uppervend of the cup, a lever on the stem of said valve, and connections between said ,lever and rod, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a liquid dispenser, .thecOmbination ywith `the container divided into compartments constituting a tank for the liquid and a chamber for gas, va liquid outletpipe leading from the bottom of said tank upward, and a faucet whose stem has a coupling removably attached to said pipe; of a gas valve in saidchamber, the inlet end of its casing opening `into the chamber and the outlet endthereof communicatingwith said tank, a gas feed pipe to said chamber, a check valve in said pipe, a cup communicating with the upper portion of the tank, a bridge across the interior of the cup, a piston movable in the cup lbeneath `the bridge, an expansive spring between the Abridge and piston, -a rod leading from the piston up through the spring and bridge, a lever :on the stem of said valve, and 'connections between said lever and rod, for they purpose set forth. l

4. In a kliquid dispenser, the -combination with a container comprising an open-topped body constituting a tank, a hollow cover whose bottom plate closes the top of said tank, and means for connecting these elefa regulator chamber, a gas valve whose casing is mounted on said partition with its inlet end opening into the gas chamber and its sure-actuated regulator Within the regulator outlet end communicating through the botchamber communicating through the bottom tom plate of said cover With the interior plate of the cover With the interior of the 10 of the tank, means for supplying gas under tank and connected With the other end of 5 pressure to the gas chamber, the stem of said lever, for the purpose set forth.

said gas valve leading through said parti- In testimony whereof I atlix my signature. tion, a lever fast on said stem, and a pres- ADOLF P. C. URBIN, JR.

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